Shrevvie drove on through the maddening traffic of New York with a seraphic grin on his face.

Nevertheless, often enough he gave his city sound thrashings, berating it for its maddening traffic, its loudness, its expense, its befouled air.

Its open-air terrace is perfect for evening dining, though it does get a little noisy with the maddening traffic below.

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE AFTER LEAVING THE TWO AMERICANS AND THE PETITE HER-oine of the previous day's encounter with the Khmer Rouge raiders, Colonei Banchert drove to police headquarters through the maddening late-afternoon traffic.

Again the slow, cumbersome elevator; the faded ornate lobby now half filled with Parisians talking manically, many heading for the bar and their prenoon apéritifs; and again the hot bright summer street outside and the maddening congested traffic.

Hood hung up and concentrated on getting himself through the maddening rush-hour traffic.

When they were safely inside the Tahoes and back out into the maddening traffic, Abdul Ali quietly went over the plan for taking down their next target.

And if the maddening traffic has always been your concern, take heart: Bengaluru's new high-speed Metro network now ensures that your favourite watering hole is easier to reach than ever.

You flee the maddening traffic of Seattle and - if lucky - make it to Chuckanut's exit about an hour north of the city, just outside Mount Vernon.